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Originally Posted by Vasco
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Yep, I'm well aware of bad reputation of the Penta. *sigh* I'd better learn to sail without an engine, right?
Here's why I'm risking it:
- The owner could afford to have the boat professionally maintained, the engine looked like it too.
- The owner was a daysailer, the sort who probably went out once or twice a year. I figure the hours on the engine are very low.
- The owner hasn't used the boat at all in the past 7 years, it's just been sitting on the cradle - but still maintained each year. I figure even better, though I worry whether the diesel in the tanks will have turned sludgy.
- It seems to me from that link that many of the problems with the Penta are due to salt water. This boat has only known freshwater, and on a lake (Lake Ontario) that doesn't have a lot of weed, nets, lobster pots, mud/silt, etc. - things that foul the prop or get sucked into the intake.
Nevertheless, if I buy this boat I'm going to be super paranoid about this engine. I'd better take some diesel mechanics courses.